..Since diabetes is largely a primary care problem but we know little about management by residents in training--the primary care practitioners of the future--we examined surrogate outcomes reflective of their performance...

..The educational programs addressed these goals in medical students, residents and young faculty members over a 22-year period. Evaluations enhanced understanding and documented outcomes of the programs...

A good clinician and a caring person: longitudinal faculty development and the enhancement of the human dimensions of care

..To successfully design and implement longitudinal faculty development programs at five medical schools, and to determine whether faculty participants were perceived to be more effective humanistic teachers...

Clinical inertia contributes to poor diabetes control in a primary care setting

..The purpose of this study was to determine whether "clinical inertia"-inadequate intensification of therapy by the provider-could contribute to high A1C levels in patients with type 2 diabetes managed in a primary care site...

..Although one goal of end-of-life care is to honor the wishes and needs of patients, little research has been done to characterize what is important to seriously ill African American patients at the end of life...

..This may follow from the types of activities discussed above. We believe that wisdom is underrecognized as a life goal for medical practitioners and teachers. It is the pinnacle that every doctor should strive to achieve...

Is Rorty's neopragmatism the "real" foundation of medical ethics: a search for foundational principles

..These factors include a greater appreciation for the impact of culture on health, changes in U.S. demographics, increased awareness in health care disparities, and modifications in legislative and accreditation mandates...

Through the looking glass: how reflective learning influences the development of young faculty members

..This paper aims to honour the Hippocratic Oath in modern practice by providing reflections on the development of ways for doctors to know the whole person that have accrued over the five decades to the present...

..We will compare two readily generalizable program interventions that should delineate approaches effective in a primary care setting as needed to improve care and prevent complications in urban African Americans with type 2 diabetes...

Teaching the psychosocial aspects of care in the clinical setting: practical recommendations